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Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County
Adams, Gina, 2012
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers

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Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County [Executive summary]
Adams, Gina, 2012
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A summary of findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers

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Barriers and opportunities: Helping smaller immigrant communities access the Illinois Preschool for All program: Summary findings from three studies
Adams, Gina,
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A summary of two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers; and a summary of a study of strategies to support access to PFA for lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on interviews and focus groups with organizations serving immigrant communities

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Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 72). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children

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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies
Adams, Gina, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment

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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies [Executive Summary]
Adams, Gina, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Summary of the second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment

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Children in low-income families are less likely to be in center-based child care
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(Snapshot of America's Families III No. 16). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A brief comparing the child care arrangements of children under five from high- and low-income families.

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Fulfilling the promise of Preschool for All: Insights into issues affecting access for selected immigrant groups in Chicago
Adams, Gina, 2009
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of the barriers and opportunities to accessing Preschool for All, Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in Chicago, based on two focus groups with Nigerian parents and two focus groups with Pakistani parents

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Fulfilling the promise of Preschool for All: Insights into issues affecting access for selected immigrant groups in Chicago: Executive summary
Adams, Gina, 2009
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A summary of a study of the barriers and opportunities to accessing Preschool for All, Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in Chicago, based on two focus groups with Nigerian parents and two focus groups with Pakistani parents

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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences
Adams, Gina, 2002
(Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.

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How safe?: The status of state efforts to protect children in child care
Adams, Gina, 1995
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A critique of health and safety protections for children in child care and the way they differ across the United States

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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
Adams, Gina, 1998
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States

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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families [Executive summary]
Adams, Gina, 1998
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A description of child care pressures for working parents and funding and demand discrepancies in United States child care subsidy policy

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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000
(Series B, No. B-12). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Alabama
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-16). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An analysis of child care use by children of working mothers in Alabama, including data on types and numbers of child care arrangements, hours children spend in care, and dollar amounts families spend on child care

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: California
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-22). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in California that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Florida
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-17). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Florida that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Massachusetts
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-18). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Massachusetts that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Michigan
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-19). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Michigan that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Minnesota
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-25). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Minnesota that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Mississippi
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-15). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Mississippi that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New Jersey
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-20). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in New Jersey that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New York
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-21). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in New York that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Texas
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-23). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Texas that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Washington
Snyder, Kathleen, 2001
(State Profiles No. 01-26). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A profile of child care in Washington that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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